State Game Lands Number 129
Old Farm Trail & Shale Pit Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Old Farm Trail & Shale Pit Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in State Game Lands Number 129 near Briar Crest Woods, PA. It climbs 292 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Farm Trail & Shale Pit Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 292 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,669–1,849 ft
Out & Back · State Game Lands Number 129
Trailhead: 41.04050, -75.54429
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Shale Pit Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Farm Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Old Farm Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Shale Pit Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- North Meckesville Road & Shale Pit Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Creek Trail–North Meckesville Road, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 403 ft
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